We are home to one of the leading vision science programs in the world, with more than a dozen research labs and sought-after faculty who write the textbooks other schools teach.
Our researchers are leaders in the areas of cornea disorders, retinal disease, traumatic brain injury, pediatric vision, and more. Their work results not only in a high reputation for the school, but in better educated students and quality patient care.
Our vision scientists collaborate with schools and departments across the university and the world.
In addition to optometry, our work includes the study of biochemistry, biophysics, epidemiology, cell biology, imaging, molecular biology, neuroscience, optics, ophthalmology, pathology, physiology, psychology, psychophysics, statistics, and other disciplines that relate to vision and its problems.
By comparing an athlete’s baseline numbers with similar tests after a high-impact blow, the tester can quickly determine whether the athlete suffered a concussion.
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By combining data on optometry patients’ eyes with advanced computational methods, Indiana University researchers have created a virtual tissue model of diabetes in the eye.
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IU researchers have created a new, noninvasive ophthalmoscopy method that allows eye care practitioners to visualize and directly count, for the first time, retinal ganglion cells that die in glaucoma.
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